Two people were injured during a reported exchange of gunfire on outer Union Street in Bangor on Tuesday morning. Read More
One family has owned the BDN for nearly the entirety of its existence: four generations of the family of publisher Richard J. Warren. Read More
Inspirational Reads
As new asylum seekers began to arrive in Portland in the last week from central Africa by way of Mexico, a variety of social service and other agencies immediately took up the charge to provide services as quickly as possible. Read More
Donors have provided more than $200,000 and volunteers are assisting as Portland, Maine, deals with a sudden influx of asylum-seeking immigrants from Africa. Read More
Fifty years after the Stonewall Riots that sparked a national movement, Mainers celebrated LGBTQ Pride in Portland with a parade, starting at Monument Square and ending at a festival in Deering Oaks Park. Read More
When it comes to women’s reproductive autonomy, it seems that everywhere we look these days, states are in a race to the bottom. But not Maine. Read More
It was a memorable year for the girls teams at Penobscot Valley High School in Howland. Read More
Dylan A. Grubbs, 27, served 19 months in jail after shooting and killing his girlfriend in a Bath parking lot in 2015 while showing a handgun to a prospective buyer. Read More
The Weekly went to Mexicali Blues and Logical Sip Cafe & Coffee The Weekly is published in BDN Maine Weekly on Thursdays. This installment is for June 13. Read More
Kids need real wild things and experiences, as well as information. Read More
Show me a teacher who doesn’t love summer, and I’ll show you my pet unicorn. Read More
"When I was a child, I heard that if someone straightened out Maine's craggy coastline, it would stretch nearly 3,500 miles. By 1960, at age 8, I realized the only number that really mattered was 144, the distance from Bangor to Old Orchard Beach." Read More
